Richmond Corner Weekend Visitors and Local Moves
Richmond area residents report weekend visits in Portland Bowdoinham Gardiner and Manchester. Ernest Purinton and J E Purinton haul hay to Richmond while Morris Bodge relocates his family to the village for winter occupying Mrs John Parker's house on South Front street. Garfield Hamilton and Charlie Cobbs noted visiting Gardiner and Mrs Evelyn Pratt visits her daughter Maude Purinton for a few weeks.
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Ernest Purinton
Portland
B. B. Douglas
Bowdoinham
Edward Sheene
Thelma Sheene
Bowdoin
Elwin Silver
Upton
Charlie Knight
Litchfield
Mattie Knight
Auburn
Garfield Hamilton
Evelyn Pratt
Maude Purinton
Gardiner
Charlie Cobbs
Frank Berry
Manchester
J. E. Purinton and Son
Richmond
Horace Purinton
Harry Stilphen
Augusta
Morris Bodge
County Road
John Parker
South Front Street
Resignation Not Due To Friction Says Spear
Al lan Spear city auditor declares resignation not caused by friction with the city treasurer or accounting system. He states strong faith in Ralph K. Hall and calls Bath fortunate to have such a conscientious official. A public statement refutes rumors about the office and supports the treasurer’s integrity.
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Spear
Allan Spear
Bath
Mr. Hall
Mr. Spear
Hall
Ralph K. Hall
Mexico President-Elect Ortiz Rubio Visits United States
New York hosts Mexico’s president-elect Ortiz Rubio who asserts his return strength and challenges a question about banditry with a counter inquiry about Chicago, implying confidence in his own security and influence.
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New York
Senor Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Chicago
Bath Man Married in Springfield Mass
Bath man Penne Norregia and Laura W Payne of Bath married Miss Faith Laurel Bull in Springfield on Thanksgiving Day at the Congregational church. Barbara Fitz served as maid of honor. bridesmaids Marion Bruechner and Doris Larson. Ushers Frederick K. Bull and Ralph Bates. Otis N. E. Card acted as Payne’s brother-in-law of Bath. Reception followed. they honeymoon unannounced and will live in Norwell Mass after Dec. 15 where Payne is principal of Norwell High School. Payne a Colby graduate, cross country champion in 1924, also studied at Springfield College Clark and Columbia universities.
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Laura W. Payne
Bath
Faith Laurel Bull
Frederick G
Springfield
Mass
Parth Congregational Church
Barbara Fitz
Marion Bruechner
Doris Larson
Frederick K. Bull
Ralph Bates
Thalian
Norwell
Payne
Norwell High School
Colby College
Springfield College
Clark University
Columbia University
Opportunity Class Talk Delights Cosmopolitan Club
Miss Carolyn Stackpole spoke on her work teaching an Opportunity class in public schools to Cosmopolitan club members. The philanthropic committee reported eight Thanksgiving baskets delivered to those in need. Miss Evelyn Redlon was elected to membership as the club plans a silver tea on December 15, with January committees announced for House, Philanthropic, and Program roles.
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Carolyn Stackpole
Cosmopolitan Club
Evelyn, Redlon
Margaret Whalen
Agnes Fahey
Margaret Mulligan
Emma Walker
Augustus Perow
T. W. Pease
Celia McElman
Sherman McQuaide
Dunlap Elects New Officers For Year
Dunlap commandery No. 5 K T elected officers for the ensuing year. Installation date not yet set but likely in January. Officers named: Thomas R Huston eminent commander John O Moulton generalissimo Oliver Moses 3rd captain general Daniel Kelley senior warden Edward W Sampson junior warden Charles E Curtis treasurer Harold E Cutting recorder William L Skelton prelate Edwin H P Lowell warder.
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Dunlap Commandery
K. T
Thomas R. Huston
John O. Moulton
Oliver Moses
Daniel Kelley
Edward W. Sampson
Charles E. Curtis
Harold E. Cutting
William L. Skelton
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Dike School PTA holds busy session with new committees
The Dike School PTA met at the school last week and organized committees for programs, ways and means, hospitality, work, benevolent activities, and membership. A bridge party was planned for December 19 in the kindergarten room, with a committee to meet December 9 at Mrs. W. A. Fogwill's. Tea and a social hour followed.
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Dike P.T.A
Dike School
Pup
Scott. Golder
William Furber
Edmund Staples
Tito
Leroy Lord
Fred Hoffman
Alice MacDonald
Pearl Lemont
Bertha Dunbar
Ways and Means
Alice McDonald
W. A. Fogwill
Valley Road
Herman Crocker
Raymond Powers
Revised Auditorium Use Schedule Approved by Board
The Board of Education at its monthly meeting revised the auditorium lease for the new high school. Outside rentals are $100 per night with additional nights at $75. school plays receive 10 percent of gross receipts up to $50 with no minimum, and outside talent events pay 10 percent with no max but a $50 minimum. Janitors costs for the latter two go to lessees. A quarter credit was approved for PE course completion. Roll of accounts No. 10 totaling $1,111.05 was ordered paid.
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Board of Education
All Well on Board Yacht Sends Radiogram
A radiogram from the yacht Hi-Esmaro, built by Bath Iron Works, reports all is well seventeen hundred miles east of New York. Quartermaster Mark Hanna, age 17, sent the message to reassure his father Charlies Hanna of Georgetown during a storm on Atlantic waters. The yacht, bound for Monte Carlo, carries crew members Franz B. Stevens and Jesse Allen.
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Charlies Hanna
Georgetown
Mark Hanna
Bath Iron Works Corp
Monte Carlo
New York
Cape Cod
Atlantic
Franz B. Stevens
James Stevens
Jesse Allen
Jennie Allen
Bath
Quartermaster Hanna
Washington Best Selling Bulletins On Hog Raising And Babies
Washington reports two sellers from Uncle Sam’s publications, bulletin style guides for hog raising and infant care. The baby care pamphlet leads with about half a million copies distributed annually, far surpassing the hog raising guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Georgetown Working League and Town News Update
The Georgetown Working League met with Frank Hovey at the First Baptist. Local visits include Miss Maude Thayer of Westbrook, Mrs. Edwin Taft ill in Bath, and Dr. Grant of Bath. Funeral of Thomas Reid held at First Baptist with Masonic service and Rev. Frank W. Hovey officiating. Delegates at Sunday School Institute in Bath included Rev. F. W. Hovey and others.
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First Baptist Oa
Jack Dahl
Taxing
Coleen Bryer
Fred Coombs
Winnegance
Sumner Mains
Baby
Bath
Clifton Matthews
Dorothy Stuart
Robinhood
George Laskey
Boston
Thomas Reid
First Baptist Church
Frank W. Hovey
Martha Rich Bowen
Mr. Reid
John
Lydia Reid
Oak Cemetery
G. LaChaise
New York
Corliss Street
F. W. Hovey
Belle Heald
Carrol Powers
Miss Pinkham
Five Islands
Ralph Legard
Anna Jewett
Westport
Edgar Warren
W. A. Todd
Horse Saves Owner From Bull Attack
An Arrowsic farmer, David C. Stinson, recounts how a horse charged the attacking bull, distracting it long enough for Stinson to tie the animal and end the threat with a gun. Stinson has since kept two bulls.
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David C. Stinson
Mr. Stinson
Modern Ajax Child Survives 850000 Volt Lab Test
In Harrison New Jersey two year old Walter Harry Church endured a laboratory electrical test delivering 850000 volts. The experiment showed the child grin as current passed through him despite extremely low amperage, challenging expectations.
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Harrison, N. J
Walter Harry Church
Benjamin Franklin
Electric car alarm fouled by janitors dropping mats
A novel electric car alarm meant to warn of burglars by sounding when a blow torch or boring instrument is applied to bank vaults was triggered by janitors cleaning at night after dropping mats. The incident highlights the device's sensitivity and potential nuisance alarms in noncrime settings.
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New York
Berlin-American chaimaker entertains ambassador at dinner
Berlin business figure hosts Ambassador Schurman at a formal dinner in Germany, highlighting ongoing commerce ties and diplomatic courtesy. The event underscores strong economic links between Berlin and the United States amid evolving postwar relations.
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Berlin
American Chaimaker of Commerce
Germany
Ambassador Schurman
Reception to pastor of Baptist church ceremony remembered
A formal First Baptist Church reception honored Rev. Kenneth E Morse and Mrs Morse in the vestry marking his first pastorate. Deacons spoke welcome, local clergy attended, and letters from absent ministers were read. The program featured music, readings, violin solos, and floral decorations. Morse, born Brattleboro Vermont, educated at Colgate and Newton Theological, married Elizabeth Ormsby in 1928.
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First Baptist Church
Kenneth’ E. Morse
Morse
L. L. Hooker
Corliss Street Orchestra
E. W. Haggett
Leon Eaton
Richard Sprague
Fred Dwyer
E. E. White
Laura Harrington
Freeman Crosby
Russell Walrymple
Brattleboro
Edward van Morse
Brattleboro High School
Elizabeth Ormsby
Gerry A. Ormsby
Parish Road
New Hartford
N. Y
Keuka College
Detroit man plans yacht project in Bath Iron Works
C Hayward Murphy of Detroit and Charles Raphael of New York arrived in Bath to discuss the 105 foot twin screw diesel yacht. They met Bath officials and reviewed plans at Newell's home after dining with him. Murphy, a Bath alumnus and Detroit real estate owner, owns a large portfolio of office buildings.
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C. Hayward Murphy
Detroit
Mich
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Charles Raphael
Raphael Studios
New York City
Murphy
William S. Newell
Washington Street
Fred H. Thompson
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mass
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Thompson
Bangor
Five Islands Notes and Local Arrivals
Five Islands and Bath residents figure in weekend visits and moves with L H Rowe and Mrs Lemuel Ayer among those traveling. Miss Hallett teaches at Five Islands school while Mrs J G Rowe plans a winter in Dexter and Boston. An autopsy on two Bangor lumbermen killed by Russell Cutler confirms Charles Lefrenier shot and Napoleon Lefrenier slain.
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L. H. Rowe
Bath
Lemuel Ayer Ofary
Alfred Chester MacMahan
Horace Et An
Seguinland
Muriel Lewis
Hazel Gray
Arlene Hunt
Georgetown
Lilla Gray
Sadie Hallett
Marr’s Hill
Five Islands School
Miss Hallett
Percy Savage
C. D. MacMahan
Ellsworth Pinkham
John Carter
Woolwich
J. G. Rowe
Dexter
Lester Davis
Boston
Earle MacMahan
J. T. MacMahan
Alfie
J. M. Stevens
Franz
Mark Hanna
Charles Hanna
Joel Avery
Topsham
Ambrose Thibodeau
George Gray
Elson Field
William Marr
Jay
Mrs. Marr
Marr
Fred Carr
State Grange
Bangor
Bolton
Charles
Napoleon Lefrenier
Russell Cutler
Barre
Napoleon
Paris Havre De Grace Named Seaport and Racetrack
Plain Le Havre seeks to add two words to its name to reflect a port of refuge and race track status. The state council is expected to grant the request, granting Le Havre De Grace a dual identity as a seaport in France and a Maryland racing site.
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Paris
Havre de Grace
France
Maryland
le Havre
State Council
Port of Refuge
Providence News Announces Tribune Merger Purchase
The Providence News announces the purchase and merger of the Providence Evening Tribune and the Sunday Tribune, led by owner Peter G. Gerry. The move consolidates the two Tribune papers under the Providence News umbrella.
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Providence, R. I
The
Providence News
United States States
Peter G. Gerry
Providence Evening Tribune
Sunday Tribune
Gloucester Schooner Julia of Gloucester Burns At Sea
Isles of Shoals Maine A schooner named Julia of Gloucester a 52 ton fishing craft valued at $30 000 burns to water s edge Capt Frank Gazza and a crew of five are rescued by nearby vessels or authorities after the blaze is reported at sea.
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Isles of Shoals, Me
Julia
Gloucester
Frank Gazazza
Miss Hannah Clapp Heads Eastern Maine General Hospital 30 Years
Miss Hannah Clapp has served as superintendent of the Eastern Maine General Hospital in Bangor for three decades, marking a long tenure and stable leadership at the institution.
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Hannah Clapp
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Bangor
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